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DETAILED ITINERARY (JUNE 11-24, 2020):

Full Itinerary

June 11: Depart Toronto

Fly over night to Scotland. (B)

June 12: Arrive in Glasgow

Touch down in Glasgow, Scotland. Upon arrival
meet the guide to escort you to your Executive
Coach. You will be able to enjoy an orientation
of Glasgow, the Garden City and Scotland’s
centre of arts and commerce. We will have
a walking tour of the Merchant City near our
hotel and an early dinner after check-in. (D)

June 13: Glasgow

Today we visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum, a must visit place! With its
incredible art collections, themed exhibitions
– from natural history to art movements and
fascinating periods of history, there is an
abundance of activities to uncover here. Visit
the Glasgow Transport Museum at Kelvinside
before a visit to Glasgow Cathedral and the
oldest house in Glasgow followed by the
Peoples Palace, telling the story of Glasgow
folk through the ages. Visit and tasting at the
Clydesdale Distillery before dinner. (B,D)

June 14: Burns Country

This morning, a delightful tour to Burns
Country with a visit to the cottage where the
famous bard was born, a virtual tour through
18th Century Scotland, followed by Burns
Visitor Centre and the bridge depicted by Tam
O’Shanter being chased by the devil. We then
tour along the coast route with views over to
Ailsa Craig and along the ‘Electric Brae’ to
Culzean Castle with beautiful grounds and the
Eisenhower Apartments. We then return to
Glasgow for dinner. (B,D)

June 15: Loch Lomond

Today we travel along the Clyde via
Dumbarton to the Bonnie Banks of Loch
Lomond. We will enjoy a cruise of the Loch and
also a visit to the Colquhoun Clan hometown
of Luss on the shores of the Loch with
beautiful shops and small cafes. We then take
to the highlands through Arrochar and along
Loch Long to Inveraray Castle, the turreted
18th century fairy-tale home of the Clan
Campbell. We then take a beautiful tour along
Loch Awe and through the highlands again to
Oban for dinner. (B,D)

June 16: Isle of Mull

We are off on a mini cruise to the Isle of Mull.
You will have wonderful views of Duart Castle
before taking the road to Iona. We then have
a short ferry ride to the Holy Island of Iona
where St. Columba (a missionary of St Patrick)
crossed the Irish Sea to Iona in 563AD to
spread Christianity though Europe. You will be
able to visit the ancient ruins of the Nunnery
before passing MacLeans Cross and up to the
Abbey to discover a tapestry of history, as well
as the burial places of the Kings of Scotland.
We then head back to Oban for dinner. (B,D)

June 17: Loch Ness

As we leave Oban, we will have a coastal
journey and then tour inland to the haunting
Glencoe and the Glencoe
Visitor Centre. We will have the massacre
of Glencoe told to us before we tour to Fort
William with a brief stop of Neptunes Staircase,
a series of canal locks of the Caledonian
Canal. We will see Ben Nevis before a stop at
the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge and
onto Loch Ness. When we arrive at Loch Ness
in Fort Augustus, we will have a cruise on the
Loch before travelling along the shores, with
views of Urquhart Castle, and onto Inverness
for Dinner and hotel. (B,D)

June 18: Culloden

This morning we will visit the site of Culloden,
the last battlefield in the United Kingdom
where Bonnie Prince Charlie lost to the
Government forces and now a famous visitors
centre and burial place of the Clans. We will
return to Inverness for an orientation and
free time. (B,D)

June 19: Pitlochry

As we start to tour south, we will be able
to take a steam train ride with morning tea
reliving the 50’s in Scotland. We will also
witness Sheepdog trials, a highlight of your
tour as we have been told by many other
travellers. We then make our way down to
Pitlochry with a visit to The Queens View
across Loch Tummel, a favourite site for Queen
Victoria as she was travelling to Balmoral, then
a visit to Blair Athol Castle dating from 1269
with lavish rooms housing antiques, art and
armour, plus walled garden before returning
for dinner at hotel. (B,D)

June 20: Dunblane

Today a wonderful tour day as we head
through the auld capital of Perth and
through to Dunblane to the site of the Battle
of Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce
defeated the English in 1315 where you will fi nd
out and why. We then make our way to Stirling
Castle where Mary Queen of Scots resided,
married and gave birth to the future fi rst King
of a United Kingdom, James VI. We then make
our way to the Gateway of the Trossachs to
Callander and Rob Roy Country before a stop
at the Falls of Killin and back to Pitlochry. (B,D)

June 21: Kelpies

Today we leave Pitlochry enroute to Edinburgh
for 3 nights. We tour south across the Firth of
Forth and onto the Kelpies, the giant horse
head sculptures and probably the most
beautiful you will ever see. The story behind
the Kelpies will fascinate you! We then carry
on the story of Mary Queen of Scots as well as
Outlander at Linlithgow Palace and Blackness
Castle before arriving in Edinburgh. (B,D)

June 22: Edinburgh

A full tour of Edinburgh where we begin at
the top of the Royal Mile, Edinburgh Castle
and then to the National Museum of Scotland
and also the story of Greyfriars Bobby, the
wee faithful Skye terrier devoted to his
master and now buried in the churchyard of
Greyfriars. We then carry on down the Royal
Mile past John Knox’s house and also past
the Parliament Buildings to Holyrood Palace,
another residence of Queen Elizabeth II and
also previous home of Mary Queen of Scots.
We go from the “Old Town” to the Georgian
New Town and along Princes Street
before dinner. (B,D)

June 23: Edinburgh

Today we make our way to the 13th century
Rosslyn Chapel, made even more famous by
the DaVinci Code, before heading to Melrose
Abbey 14th century monastic Medieval ruins
of Cistercian monastery with museum and
burial place of Robert the Bruce’s heart. We
then return early afternoon for tree time in
Edinburgh before our Farewell Dinner. (B,D)

June 24: Depart Scotland

This morning we head back to Glasgow for our
flight home.

Terms & Conditions

Terms and conditions: Price is based on a minimum of 20 passengers travelling. Due to the high volatility of the currency markets, prices could be subject to change. Deposit required $500.00 at time of booking plus any travel insurance. Final payment is due no later than April 10, 2020. All deposits and final payments are non-refundable once received. A valid Passport is required for travel. Passport MUST be valid for at least six months after return date.